fix: prevent refreshAliasesTask from reverting rotated aliases in aws_kms plugin#6805
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Thank you @angabini for this contribution!
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| if describeResp == nil || describeResp.KeyMetadata == nil || describeResp.KeyMetadata.Arn == nil { | ||
| p.log.Error("Malformed describe key response during alias refresh", aliasNameTag, entry.AliasName) | ||
| continue |
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I think this path should also append to errs, similar to the DescribeKey error path.
| require.Equal(t, "key_id_rotated", *aliasAfter.KeyEntry.KeyID, "alias should not have been reverted to the stale cached key") | ||
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| func TestRefreshAliasesDescribeKeyError(t *testing.T) { |
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Maybe we could also add a test for the malformed response branch (where DescribeKey succeeds but returns nil KeyMetadata or nil Arn)?
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Address review feedback on spiffe#6805: the malformed-response branch in refreshAliases now appends to errs so the periodic task surfaces the problem, matching the DescribeKey error path. Adds a unit test that covers the new branch using a new fake-client knob. Signed-off-by: angabini <494150+angabini@users.noreply.github.com> Made-with: Cursor
Address review feedback on spiffe#6805: the malformed-response branch in refreshAliases now appends to errs so the periodic task surfaces the problem, matching the DescribeKey error path. Adds a unit test that covers the new branch using a new fake-client knob. Signed-off-by: angabini <494150+angabini@users.noreply.github.com>
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Affected functionality
aws_kmsKeyManager plugin — specifically therefreshAliasesTaskbackground task that periodically refreshes alias timestamps.Description of change
In multi-replica SPIRE server deployments sharing a
key_identifier_value,refreshAliasesTaskon non-leader replicas can revert a KMS alias to a stale cached key after the leader rotates it. If the old key is subsequently scheduled for deletion, the alias ends up pointing to a disabled key, causing all future server startups to crash withFailedPrecondition.This PR adds a
DescribeKeycheck inrefreshAliases()before callingUpdateAlias. If the alias's current target differs from the local cache (indicating a rotation by another replica), the refresh is skipped to avoid reverting the rotation.Which issue this PR fixes
fixes #6804